The Kundalini Yoga Center | Mili Młodzi Ludzie

The Kundalini Yoga Center is a project for a yoga practice space in the garden of a private home in Przeźmierowo near Poznań. The larger of the two designed buildings is the yoga pavilion. The structure consists of two parts: a taller one with a practice room and a lower one with an entrance and a vestibule that combines the functions of a kitchen annex and a dressing room, along with a toilet and a shower. The smaller, twin building houses a sauna, a small massage room, and a sleeping loft. An outdoor shower is located between them.

The architecture of the Kundalini Yoga Center in Przeźmierowo was influenced by our approach to the site's existing trees, the character of the neighboring house, and the principles of circular economy. The placement of the buildings has minimal impact on the root system of the trees, thanks to the use of ground screws. The irregular, fragmented structure minimizes the need for tree removal. It slopes away from the house to avoid shading its interiors. The distinctiveness of the house's eaves and roof lines is echoed in the composition of the Yoga Center's roofs. These formal solutions make the overall architectural composition look different from every angle on the outside. Inside, all you see is the garden greenery, as the private areas of the property are out of view from the Center's guests. A special case of framing is the roof window in the smaller building, with a view of the converging pine trunks above. In both buildings, roof windows not only create an atmosphere but also allow for efficient ventilation.

The PIR panels used as thermal insulation for the building, as well as the façade boards (reclaimed from floorboard production, burned on-site), were repurposed to avoid becoming industrial waste. A section of the trunk of the only cut-down pine tree serves as an external seat for guests of the Center.